US President Donald Trump jokingly said he would like to become the next Pope. Although he has no particular preference for ...

The papal conclave will commence in May, when the cardinals will meet at St. Peter's Basilica and pray for the wisdom to ...

The Vatican announced details Tuesday of the schedule for the start of the conclave on May 7, the eagerly anticipated secret election of a new pontiff following the death of pope Francis. The ...

A police standoff is underway in Stockton after a man suspected of domestic violence barricaded himself inside a home on ...

Wheelchairs rolled across cobblestones and walking aids clicked on the marble floors of St. Peter’s Basilica as people with ...

Cardinal Angelo Becciu was sentenced to five and a half years in prison for embezzlement but insists he's innocent.

High-level funeral security in Rome included anti-drone guns, NATO surveillance, and military enforcement, as global ...

The Take It Down Act, which seeks to enact stricter penalties for the distribution of non-consensual intimate imagery, ...

The fundamental Christian message emphasizes compassion, and the Catholic Church over the centuries has played a vital role ...

The Giro d’Italia will pay homage to the late Pope Francis by passing through the Vatican gardens behind St. Peter’s Basilica ...

Ballots are burned in the process, but the smoke seen by the world is created using another stove, the Vatican Information ...

Canon law does not give much specific direction about who can make decisions for the church during the interregnum.